Metra train hits vehicle in Blue Island

A Metra train ending its run from downtown Chicago struck a vehicle at a crossing in Blue Island this afternoon, an agency spokesman said.

Rock Island District train 603 left downtown at 2:25 p.m., was scheduled to arrive at the Blue Island Metra Vermont Street station at 3:10 p.m., and hit the vehicle as it ended its run, said Michael Gillis, a Metra spokesman.

The train was not traveling at high speed when it hit the vehicle, he said.